Doug T.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 23, 2017 10:15:26 GMT -5
After a long avoidance of the subject, I DID manage to score a couple of cameras, lenses and all. I started to search for some Lenses, filters, etc. to go with them. It came to my attention that it is almost impossible to buy anything for any system besides old clapped out camera bodies! Fun's fun, and I enjoy my digitals as much as the next guy, but to be unable to buy a FILM camera and lens is ridiculous  |
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Post by pendennis on Sept 27, 2017 8:54:51 GMT -5
Part of the problem finding lenses for older SLR's, is that a lot of the better lenses have ended up in the hands of the folks who shoot the 4/3 digital format. I shoot manual focus Nikons and Pentaxes, and there's a dearth of good Nikkors and Takumars. The ones that are available tend to be priced high, or if they are priced reasonably, they have fungus or other flaws. I still long for a Super Takumar 17mm f4, but they're priced almost as expensively as they were new.
Hang in there. They're out there; you just have to be patient.
Shooting Nikon FA, FE2 - Pentax ES-II, SP-II, Super Program, Program Plus
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 28, 2017 23:40:56 GMT -5
After a long avoidance of the subject, I DID manage to score a couple of cameras, lenses and all. I started to search for some Lenses, filters, etc. to go with them. It came to my attention that it is almost impossible to buy anything for any system besides old clapped out camera bodies! Fun's fun, and I enjoy my digitals as much as the next guy, but to be unable to buy a FILM camera and lens is ridiculous What a coincidence. I feel the same way about trying to buy a chariot and horse. Mickey |
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Post by Doug T. on Oct 1, 2017 17:51:33 GMT -5
Mickey, I might know where you can get a good deal on an old donkey cart.
Here in the twilight zone anything is possible!
Doug
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Post by mickeyobe on Oct 3, 2017 12:55:12 GMT -5
Mickey, I might know where you can get a good deal on an old donkey cart. Here in the twilight zone anything is possible! Doug Doug, I hope it has bright red wheels. Mickey |
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Post by havoc on Oct 16, 2017 13:38:57 GMT -5
Depends a bit on what you are looking for and how much time you have. It's the old triangle of means ("condition" in this case), time and money. If you want it right now in perfect condition it's going to cost. If you have time to wait you can score a bargain. And if you have the means to take on some work you can find it certainly. And some rare items are going to cost fortunes whatever state they are in.
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Post by julio1fer on Oct 16, 2017 19:08:25 GMT -5
Sometimes lenses come cheaper mounted in a body than alone. You may want to look for cameras with lenses, not only for the lens you want. I know, this is how you get to too many cameras!
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Post by pendennis on Oct 17, 2017 8:06:30 GMT -5
Sometimes lenses come cheaper mounted in a body than alone. You may want to look for cameras with lenses, not only for the lens you want. I know, this is how you get to too many cameras! I can vouch for that. Even in the film days, I bought a few junkers that had a great lens. Most of the time, I donated the bodies to a friend of mine who repaired cameras, and could use the parts. I found a like-NIB Nikkor AI 50 f1.4 that way, attached to a nearly destroyed Nikkormat. |
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Post by havoc on Oct 17, 2017 12:55:38 GMT -5
The other way round also happens... you buy a lens (cheap, funny, never heard of, looking interesting...) and then discover you don't have a body to put it on. There we go.....
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